Africa must act or watch as its food is lost to climate change

Since climate change became common knowledge two decades ago, any serious country is expected to take investment in robust infrastructure seriously.

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The world has, over the past fortnight, witnessed a couple of major natural calamities, starting with the horrific catastrophe in Venezuela, where some 2,000 people perished in an earthquake. Then came the heatwave in Europe that claimed hundreds of lives.

It was amazing that even as angry mother nature was baking them to death, the Europeans continued carrying out emergency relief activities to help the Venezuelans.